PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - "Warriors Dance". This should be fireworks!

Leepen
vs
Jones

176 cm
25
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
29
167 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in and bounces Leepen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Leepen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leepen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Leepen wants to get back to full guard.
Jones working Leepen over with strikes.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leepen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Leepen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leepen tries to get out of the position.
Leepen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.

Jones is working for a kimura but Leepen is defending it quite comfortably.
Leepen looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones wants to control but Leepen is keeping him busy.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Leepen is defending the position.
Leepen is looking to improve his position.
Jones not doing much here.
Leepen is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Leepen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leepen's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Leepen taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones cracks Leepen with a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Leepen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leepen is looking for a sweep.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Leepen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones wants to control but Leepen is keeping him busy.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.

Leepen is rocked!
Jones scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Leepen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jones can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jones!
A very excited looking Michael Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.